Trail Running calendar near Ocean Isle Beach 2025-2026

Test your limits in the 16 hour Lock In at Carolina Beach State Park, looping a scenic 4.5 mile coastal forest course with sandy trails and two rolling hills. Basecamp offers aid, hot meals and camping; bring a headlamp and refillable bottl..

Push your pace at the Naturally Outdoors 2 hour endurance race on Dec 6 in Florence, SC, running laps on a 2.5 mile loop with most laps winning. Entry includes a New Balance hoody and supports local trail expansion, plus a post race party.

Join SOHO HO AND AWAY WE GO! at Silver Coast Winery for a festive 5K or 1 Mile Fun Run through holiday vineyard scenes. Finishers enjoy Santa's Workshop with music, costumes, drinks, and proceeds supporting Combat Vets.

Run scenic single track trails at the Carolina Beach Half Marathon and 5K on January 3 2026 in Carolina Beach NC. Finishers receive medals and post race snacks and water, plus a beer for those 21 and over on the American Legion patio.

Southern Tour Ultra in Wilmington NC Jan 16 and 17, 2026 offers 100 mile, 50 mile, 50K and team relay options run as repeated 10 mile loops at the race site. Support, camping, and shuttle service make it a weekend ultrarunning festival.

Run along car free Bald Head Island starting at the foot of Old Baldy Lighthouse in Badwater Cape Fear, with 50 km and 51.4 mile options that include long stretches of beach running between Cape Fear and Fort Fisher. Scenic, salty, and fier..

Hit the sand at the Sledgehammer Beach Run in North Topsail Beach on April 11, 2026, offering half marathon, 10k and 5k beach courses with virtual options. The race honors a Marine and benefits Semper Fi & America's Fund.

Run the sand at Myrtle Beach on April 25, 2026 with the Pier to Pier Beach Run, featuring a 5K and a 1 mile fun run under the Springmaid Pier. All finishers get a custom medal and event shirt for a seaside race day.